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CDC Activities and Initiatives Supporting the COVID-19 Response and the President’s Plan for Opening America Up Again

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May 19, 2020- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a list of Activities and Initiatives Supporting the COVID-19 Response and the President’s Plan for Opening America Up Again. You may find the complete list at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/php/CDC-Activities-Initiatives-for-COVID-19-Response.pdf.

Items include information about Healthcare System Surveillance, Guidance on Infection Control and Tracing, and Assessing Surveillance and Hospital Gating Indicators.

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